Sprinkler



BLNORTON. Sprinkler. No 224,944. Patentd'F eb. 24,1830,

- ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITED T STATES PATENT enice.

ENOOH B. NORTON, or lHARTFORD, NEW YORK.

SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,944, dated February 24, 1880. Application filed May 9, 1879.

To all whom it may concern a specification.

This invention relates to anapparatus for sprinkling paris-green liquid on plants at tacked by insects, the object whereof is to enable the liquid to be carried conveniently in a suitable vessel and to permit the quantity of liquid delivered and the direction in which it is sprinkled to be promptly regulated by the operator.

It consists of a cylindrical vessel suspended from hooks attached to belts adapted to be placed over the body, and provided with a peculiarly constructed vent-tube that prevents the liquid from escaping when the vessel is agitated.

It further consists of a sprinkler-head attached to the end of a rubber tube leading from the vessel, said sprinkler-head being provided with a valve operated by a stem leading along the handle of the sprinkler-head, whereby the operator can direct the head in aproper direction and with the same hand govern the quantity of liquid sprinkled.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the belt for supporting the'sprinkler. I Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the sprinkler. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the sprinklerhead. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the vent-tube, and Fig. 5 represents the bottom of saidtube.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A is the cylindrical vessel for containing the liquid, provided with a screw-capped filling-hole, loops a. a on either side for connecting it with the hooks of the belt, a handle, I), on each side near the forward end, and on what is designed to be the upper side, near the front end, a vent-tube, c. This tube 'is conical in form,

and from its upper open end a small straight tube, d, projects downward nearly to the bottom 0, which has two or three perforations in it out of line with tube d. When the liquid is withdrawn the air enters freely through the perforations in the botqnn; but

when the vessel is shaken to stir up the parisgreenand obtain an even mixture with the waterno leakage occurs through the vent-tube, as what little passes through the perforated bottom cannot get through tube d, but, strikthe ends whereof are fastened to the upper I end of cone B, while the hooks extend down in position to hold the flange of cone B in contact with the flange of cone B, as clearly shown in the drawings.

0 is a rubber diaphragm, the edges whereof are held between the flanged bases of sections B B. This diaphragm separates the head into two parts or chambers. The upper one receives and holds the liquid, which is admitted through a valve to the lower one, and passes from thence through perforations in the bottom and at the front.

In the center of the diaphragm a partlyoval circular cut is made through, leaving one side or end uncut. On top of this piece is placed a larger piece of rubber, forming thus a valv g. A metal plate, h, is placed on the upper side of this valve, and on the under side the short arm of a right-angular bar, "t', and

the several parts are connected together bya stud, j. A spiral spring, D, has its upper end held by the stud 70, while its lower end is coiled over the projecting end of stud j, and serves to keep the valve closed. A wire, 1, is held in eyes on the handle E attached to the head, and

its lower end is curved around the head and passed through the front of the lower section, B, and bears against the bar i. By drawing the end of the wire on the handle E, the end, pressing against the bar, causes the latter to lift the valve 9 off the seat, permitting the liquid to flow down through, and when the wire is released the spring forces the valve back upon the seat. The handle E is fastened to straps in extending from the upper cone, B. From the top of this cone a short tube, F, extends backward in the direction of the handle. Over this is socketed one end of a rubber tube, G, the other end whereof is passed over a similar tube extending from the front end of the vessel A, thus furnishing communication between the vessel and the head.

H I are the belts for attaching the sprinkler to the body. The former passes over one shoulder, so that the ends of belt I will project below and one on each side of the arm,

and so that it can readily be shifted to the other side. The belt H is passed under one arm and over the opposite shoulder while the belt I passes over the shoulder under which passes the belt H, so that one arm may pass over the sprinkler, while the hand of theother arm holds the nozzle, and under the opposite arm, and the latter over the other shoulder. The ends of belt I are connected with belt H, and from them depend hooks n n. The arrangement of this belt is such, it will be observed, that it can be shifted from side to side, enabling the sprinkler to be carried under either arm without trouble.

The belts H I are placed with the books on either side, and the vessel is suspended from the hooks under the arm, the handle E being grasped by the hand. As the operator walks along the row he directs the head over the plants, and, drawing the wire l with his finger, opens the valve, so'that the liquid flows out through the perforations. In this way the flowing of the liquid is permitted only when the sprinkler or the head is close enough to the plant for it to be projected upon it, and by the control the operatorhas over thehead through handle E its position can be accurately adjusted.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In combination with the vessel A, the vent-tube 0, having small straight tube dprojecting downward from its upper end, and perforated bottom 0, to admit air to the vessel, but prevent the escape of the liquid when the vessol is agitated, substantially as described.

2. The sprinkler-head composed of two sec tions, B B, with diaphragm G, provided with valve g, closed by spring D, and having on its under side right-angular bar 15, in combination with the wire 1, having its end bearin g against bar '5, and handle E,-having wire 1 connected therewith, whereby the operator holding the handle E can, at the same time, by means of the wire 6, open valve g, substantially as described. g

ENOOH B. NORTON.

Witnesses WILLIAM H. WARD, LYMAN NORTON. 

